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Boyabat Castle

Anatolian News . Black Sea

Boyabat Castle: 2,700 Years of Paphlagonian Legacy

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Eflatunpınar Hittite Water Monument: 3,275 Years of Heritage Written in Water

Anatolian News . Central Anatolia

Eflatunpınar Hittite Water Monument: 3,275 Years of Heritage Written in Water

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Karatepe Aslantaş Inscriptions Added to UNESCO Memory of the World Register

Anatolian News . Mediterrenian

Karatepe Aslantaş Inscriptions Added to UNESCO Memory of the World Register

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The Karatepe Aslantaş Open-Air Museum, recognized as Turkey’s first open-air museum, has achieved international recognition as its bilingual inscriptions in Anatolian Hieroglyphs and Phoenician were officially added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World International Register under the title Karatepe Inscriptions. Historic Step for Cultural Heritage The inclusion was announced following the latest session of the

Illegal Excavation Uncovers 2,000-Year-Old Roman Mosaic in Zile

Anatolian News . Black Sea

Illegal Excavation Uncovers 2,000-Year-Old Roman Mosaic in Zile

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Tralleis ancient city

Aegean . Anatolian News

2025 Excavation Season Begins at the Ancient City of Tralleis: Aydın’s Historical Treasure Set to Open for Visitors

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A 1700-year-old statue of Pan unearthed during the excavations at Polyeuktos in İstanbul

A 1700-year-old statue of Pan unearthed during the excavations at Polyeuktos in İstanbul

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Ancient city of Sebaste

The granary was found in the ancient city of Sebaste, founded by the first Roman emperor Augustus

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Donalar Kale Kapı Rock Tomb or Donalar Rock Tomb

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Archaeologists discover the smallest Neolithic pot of its kind in China
Written by January 3, 2024

Archaeologists discover the smallest Neolithic pot of its kind in China

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Archaeologists have discovered a Neolithic pot, the smallest of its kind, in the Peiligang area in Xinzheng, eastern China’s Henan Province. This type of small-mouthed, pointed-bottomed amphora-like vessel is one of the characteristic artifacts of the Neolithic Yangshao culture. Dating to around 7,700 years ago, it is also the oldest of its kind, pushing back

Divriği Castle
Written by January 3, 2024

A 2000-year-old Urartian object was unearthed in the excavations of Divriği castle, which started with the information in Evliya Çelebi’s Seyahatname

Anatolian News . Central Anatolia Article

Excavations at Divriği Castle in the Divriği district of Sivas province, located in northeastern Turkey, unearthed many finds, especially a 2000-year-old Urartian metal object. Divriği has been home to many civilizations. Therefore, Divriği has rich architectural structures. One of them is the Divriği Great Mosque on the World Heritage List. 600 years ago, Evliya Çelebi,

1400-year-old coins found in a piggy bank discovered during Hadrianopolis excavations
Written by January 2, 2024

1400-year-old coins found in a piggy bank discovered during Hadrianopolis excavations

Anatolian News . Black Sea Article

Ten 1400-year-old coins were found in a jug discovered during the ongoing excavations in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis, also known as the Zeugma of the Black Sea. Excavations in the ancient city, which witnessed the Late Chalcolithic, Roman and Early Byzantine periods, continue under the leadership of Karabük University Faculty of Letters, Department of

180-year-old Ottoman water dam to be restored
Written by January 2, 2024

180-year-old Ottoman water dam to be restored

Anatolian News . Marmara and Thrace Article

The 180-year old water dam located on the site of the cuha factory established during the reign of Ottoman Sultan Abdülmecit will be restored. The Ottoman water dam is located in the Başiskele district of Kocaeli province. According to the statement made by Başiskele Municipality, work is underway to restore 12 locations within the scope

New research shows the Cerne Abbas Giant was a muster station for King Alfred's armies
Written by January 2, 2024

New research shows the Cerne Abbas Giant was a muster station for King Alfred’s armies

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New research from the University of Oxford concludes that the Cerne Abbas Giant was originally carved as an image of Hercules to mark a muster station for West Saxon armies. The figure was later reinterpreted by the monks of Cerne Abbas as their local Saint Eadwold. Research, undertaken by Martin Papworth for the National Trust,

8,200 artifacts from the Paleolithic period were discovered on a university campus in Turkey
Written by January 2, 2024

8,200 artifacts from the Paleolithic period were discovered on a university campus in Turkey

Anatolian News . Southeastern Anatolia Article

Experts working in a pistachio orchard on the campus of Gaziantep University unearthed 8200 Paleolithic artifacts. The survey work in the pistachio garden started in 2021 with the permission of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. During the research conducted under the direction of Gaziantep Museum Directorate, 8,200 chipped stone artifacts used in activities such

Temple of Apollo Smintheus
Written by December 27, 2023

2,000-year-old tomb unearthed at the Temple of Apollo Smintheus

Anatolian News . Marmara and Thrace Article

A 2 thousand year old tomb was unearthed in the Temple of Apollo Smintheus in Çanakkale. More than 10 skeletons were found inside the tomb. In the Temple of Apollo Smintheus in Gülpınar village of Ayvacık district of Çanakkale, a Roman Period 2000-year-old tomb was reached. The tomb was excavated in the necropolis northwest of

2600 year old Median period structures found in Oluz Mound excavations
Written by December 25, 2023

2600 year old Median period structures found in Oluz Mound excavations

Anatolian News . Black Sea Article

During the ongoing excavations in Oluz Mound in Göynücek district of Amasya, 2600-year-old Median period structures were found. In the last excavation season, pottery and ceramics belonging to the Medes were unearthed, while this year’s excavations revealed an altar and architectural structures belonging to the Medes. The Medes are one of the ancient Iranian peoples

A trepanned skull discovered in Çatalhöyük 8,500 years ago
Written by December 23, 2023

Archaeologists found an 8500-year-old trepanned skull at Çatalhöyük

Central Anatolia Article

A skull found in the 9,000-year-old Neolithic settlement of Çatalhöyük in Konya showed traces of trepanation (skull drilling). Çatalhöyük is a mound near Küçükköy in the Çumra district of Konya, which has been inhabited since 7000 BC. Çatalhöyük consists of two mound areas. The eastern mound was inhabited during the Neolithic Age and the western

The 1900-year-old ancient road of Aigai, the city of goats, unearthed
Written by December 21, 2023

The 1900-year-old ancient road of Aigai, the city of goats, unearthed

Aegean . Anatolian News Article

In the late 8th century BC, the 1900-year-old ancient road of the ancient city of Aigai, known as the city of goats, built on a rocky hill in Yuntdağı, whose ancient name was “Aspordenos”, was unearthed. The ancient city of Aigai is located within the borders of Yuntdağıköseler Neighborhood of Yunusemre district of Manisa today.

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